Early Morning Storms Level Homes & Trees In Rockingham County

EDEN, N.C. -- Neighbors say they heard a loud whistling noise and big booms minutes before a tornado blew through the area causing extensive damage to the Central area of Eden.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit Eden Friday morning. It was an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 110 MPH with a 3.3-mile path that was 375 yards wide. The NWS says the tornado lasted six minutes and started at 3:12 a.m. There were no injuries and no fatalities.

Eden Mayor Wayne Tuggle declared a State of Emergency for the town in a news conference Friday afternoon.

'It looks like a bomb went off in some of these areas," Tuggle said. "It's just a miracle that there was nobody hurt."